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Naysayers or not every team would have a tipping point with injuries where they can no longer win the flag, make the finals etc. Just about the best (and worst) part of following sports are the surprises. Maybe someone steps up and our backline turns out to be as good or better than the one of recent years. I suspect we'll almost cover Bowey. And what ups and downs! Was he 17-nil and a premiership medallion to start? Certainly he and the team have had misfortune and big challenges since. Question.... are there specific players who after having the same injury ended up playing as well or better after?

Hmm, sounds .... 'Stradivarian'

No, I always think of some version of this for hold music. 🤣 ("Un Homme et Une Femme")

Isn't that every Demonlander? 🤣

Maiden name? Thank you! Using his secret question I've just got into his bank account, Mygov and Netflix. 😂 I bet millions get annoyed that people can't pronounce or spell their name right - even Garry or Crystal. Admittedly it's a very first-world problem.

And it's "in fine fettle". But I'm just thrilled to hear that phrase and to be able to read about my team's training. The internet is such a double-edged sword. BTW does Luker regret his parents' name choice? I guess if there's one of those quizzes and it's for players with unique first names he goes in. That's not all bad.

For a second there I thought you wrote "Trac a no-show" 🙄 Do you know whether Harves actually got concussed? Or is this the club being very, very cautious?

Ah. But still no fan would like to see the son of good player doing well at another club.

I think failed F/s picks should be judged less harshly. Some of these players' fathers may still be strongly connected to the club. Recruiters know how excited/disappointed those fathers will be after draft night. And of course fans love these picks too. There is the principle that people hate more losing something than not winning something. In the Tipping Point game show contestants 'stupidly' can choose to NOT risk 2000 dollars to win 10,000 when it looks likely that will happen. (Better to NOT lose than to miss out on a gain.) I reckon if we turned down Jack Viney and he was snapped up soon after (and went on to be as solid as he's been for us) Dees fans would be grumbling still, AND moreso than if we miss(ed) with a future AFL legend who gets/got selected straight after a Melbourne pick who wasn't one of "ours". I bet Sydney fans and St Kilda fans rankle about Dunkley and Bowey winning flags elsewhere. Every time a recruiter overlooks a FS pick theyre taking a risk .

Perhaps. But even if he lied or changed his mind would leave the city of Melbourne? Tasmania is beautiful. But it's colder, quieter and well, obviously not round the corner from his current life. It's not exactly moving to Mars but there will be sone players and coaching staff from the current clubs that turn down Tasmania offers for these reasons.

Ah, at first I thought this was specifically for Demonlanders. 😂 Have fun , guys. Given our age demographic will all of you(/us) be wearing your 90s bands or 'The Goodies' T shirts to help identify DLers you don't know? 😂

Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I hate these @#_##$@# things (and love them too.) They're so obvious ....afterwards. I'd like to think I have a brain in my head. Maybe not! 😂

Cool. So the girls dont also have to go behind a tree?

Honestly if a grand final side was all 21 or all 35 I wouldn't write them off solely off that fact. There's usually an element of truth to stats like this. But I doubt in 2 or 3 years time any club suddenly realises they should've acted now re their list's age. Every thirty-something player and his coaches would be conscious of his football 'mortality'.

Don't ask me. Despite my childhood home being metres from a golf course I've barely played minutes of golf. Even our cat spent more time on greens. 😂